Dark Times

Tomorrow they're putting my cat down
Her name is Lizzy
And she was my only friends for many years
She can't hold her bladder no more
She won't eat or drink
And has stopped cleaning herself
She's the best cat that ever lived
But I suppose everyone thinks that about their pet
So she's the best cat
I've ever had

And the disconnect grows
Between strangers
For we could never know
Just what they had
I'm not overly upset
She's an old cat
And I know old cats
Die
Though I'll miss her
I know it'll be for the best
But the thought of her not seeing
The robins float by
Makes me sad
Or that she'll never stretch
Out in the late sun
A square of gold
Containing her little body
Like a picture frame

And when I was a boy
And bullied
She'd rest her head
On my bruised body
And when I felt first heartbreak
She knew what I didn't
That everything would be okay
And when my dad got sick
She'd stay in his room
While he drifted in and out
Of consciousness
Dreaming of meetings
With doctors and specialists
Or the time I tried to take my life
She entered the room
And crawled around on the floor
I get it she's just a cat
Perhaps she didn't know anything
But the sight
Of her innocent soul
Helped pass dark times

And all good things and bad things
Come to an end
My father told me this
When I was young
I think about this often
But I'm not sure why
After all I'm not a cat
I'm capable of understanding things
But no one understands
Death